John receives $1,000 as a graduation gift from his grandparents. rather than spend it, he decides to invest it in a two-year bond that earns 3% simple interest. john doesn't need access to the money right away because he wants to save it for when he's ready to buy a home in about 10 years. is the bond a wise investment for john? why or why not?

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (–4, 0) and (6, 0). the y-intercept of the first parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0, –24). what is the positive difference between the a values for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth